Exxon Mobil profit sinks on weakness in chemicals, refining
Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday reported a 21% drop in quarterly profit, its third period in a row of weaker year-over-year results, as falling earnings...
Chevron profit surges 26% on higher output, termination fee
Chevron Corp reported a 26.3% jump in quarterly profit on Friday, as higher oil and gas production and a one-time breakup fee from its failed...
Wall St. drops at open on Trump’s tariff threat, slow job growth
U.S. stock indexes fell at open on Friday, weighed by tariff-sensitive technology stocks following a sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions, while a tepid domestic...
Sole black Rep. in House not seeking re-election
Will Hurd, the only Republican African-American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday he would not seek re-election next year. Eve Johnson...
British military called in to stop dam collapsing and flooding town
A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast on Friday onto the outer slope of a reservoir dam in a bid to prevent it collapsing...
Kubica pulls in the Polish fans for Hungary ‘home’ race
Robert Kubica has just one point to show for his comeback season, and even that could be taken away, but the Pole can still count...
U.S. hiring slows; manufacturers cut hours for workers
U.S. job growth slowed in July and manufacturers slashed hours for workers, which together with an escalation in trade tensions between the United States and...
BT ready for UK PM Johnson’s fiber broadband challenge
BT is ready to play its part in achieving Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to roll out full-fiber broadband across Britain, but said it needed...
Dow to open lower as trade war escalates – CNN
Dow to open lower as trade war escalates CNN Beijing responds to Trump’s new $300 billion tariff threat CNBC Trump: “Fine with me” if China doesn’t trade...
Trump, Britain’s Johnson discussed trade, security, 5G: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about trade, next-generation 5G mobile networks and global security, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley...
